Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #01 (SPOILERS)

DJ_Convoy · Post by **DJ_Convoy** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:26 pm

You got it.

inflatable dalek · Post by **inflatable dalek** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:07 pm

Ah, James Roberts. How I want to perform some sort of insane mad scientist experiment on you to turn you into a woman so we can have lots of crazy looking babies.

If Death of Optimus Prime was underwhelming, this was about as perfect an issue one as could be hopped for. Whilst the Autobots who are staying behind are still far too jerky to make RID appealing here Rodimus and company are suddenly fun. Ultra Magnus, Swerve, Tailgate, Rewind (ah, what was he buying?) are all awesome and set up well. And Whirl is a magnificent crazy bastard.

The only downside is, long term plots are set up. Have IDW not learnt this is a really bad idea? I don't expect any satisfactory pay off to anything said in that message at the end. And that's a shame.

General thoughts:

I'm expecting a twist where the explosion wasn't Prowl's doing but just an accident due to premature launching. Mind, Prowl is part of the "Everyone is a cock" book so maybe that's optimistic.

Another possibility for the "Thought dead" Transformer: Scourge. He warrants a few mentions, is important to Cyclonus and it's very firmly established he's considered gone.

I was expecting there to be a pay off to Prowl's speech where it turned out he gave that "You're the only indispensable one" speech to everyone. Unless that pay off is in the other book?

All in all, if not for it being part of the IDW Universe I would literally be dry humping this comic like a demented dog. As it is though: Cautiously optimistic.

Oh, but any in-fiction use of rubsigns is and always will be crap.

DJ_Convoy · Post by **DJ_Convoy** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:40 pm

So I finally got my grubbly l'il paws on this.

And it was great, great stuff. A little funny, a little sad, a little serious.

Characters had, well, character. Personalities were effortlessly established. Ultra Magnus is a nutjob. Whirl is a REAL nutjob. Hell, probably everybody on board the Lost Light has some endoskeletons in their primary residence domicile storage areas.

There was perhaps a little too much "alt mode" this and "alt mode" that, but I guess that's fine. I know "rigor morphis" was a little much for some but it tasted like sweet, sweet honey on my tongue. Say it! Rigor morphis.

I think that it's so apparent that Prowl sabotaged the Lost Light that it's a swerve... but we'll see. And Swindle up to no good (with Rewind, who was outstanding in this) is velly velly interesting. And the message from the future...? Boy, I love stuff like that. Felt bad for the jobbers who got blown out of the ship (I saw Dogfight and maybe Siren amongst others)... wonder if anybody made it?

I was unlucky and got the Drift cover at random. Bleh... I was hoping against hope for the JLI homage cover. I know James Roberts has said it elsewhere, but MTMTE has a very JLI vibe, which is okay by me... JLI is one of my favorite comics of all time. Guess it could've been worse- could've ended up with the Rodverine cover. Really hope that's not how Milne draws him from here on in.

Speaking of drawing... man did Roche knock this out of the park. Roddy was drinking too much Roboslimfast... but everyone else was great. I'm slammed Roche's storytelling in the past (I like his drawings, but sometimes find his storytelling to be not very natural)... but it was great, here. Really wish he wasn't leaving. Hope Milne brings his a-game.

I know that many have said it, but this really is the best TF comic I've read in years and years. Funny what people who are devoted to the property can do when allowed, eh?

And I liked the rubsign!

Sunyavadin · Post by **Sunyavadin** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:05 pm

Still hoping the lost bot they find is Grimmers, who wasn't left wondering after LSOTW what happened to him?